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Pastimes : Robin Dayne - Mastering your Emotions -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Robin Dayne who wrote (15)	5/25/1999 11:18:00 AM
From: William W. Dwyer, Jr.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 121

What a cop-out! Robin, you failed to answer any of the questions already posted here to you, including a description of any educational and professional credentials you may have that qualify you to counsel others on psychology in trading and all the other stuff in which you claim to be an expert. You said yesterday that you would respond to those questions, but you apparently have decided you cannot. We understand why. It is peculiar, though, that you offer to post your "future" trading results rather than your "past" trading results. You could post your trading history right now and be done with it, rather than having us wait for your magic 60-day period. I think we'd prefer see what you claim to have done already rather than wait to see what you might be able to do in the future. For example, since you've been doing seminars, how much trading have you done? Actual, real daytrading? What has been the percentage change (up or down) in your daytrading account over the past three months? Past six months? Past year? Past five or ten years or whatever real experience you claim to have? We all like to hope we can do better in the future, obviously you do, too. But the future is not the point. Your past has been called into question and you should not be reluctant or afraid to disclose yours. Seems to me that, rather than responding to questions already posted here (as you promised yesterday), you're just trying to put it off and divert attention elsewhere, obviously prepared to leave this thread for sixty days rather than just settle the matter here and now. I guess that when challenged to "put up or shut up," you have chosen to shut up. Probably a wise decision on your part. By the way, we all know that you can post any trades you like and claim to have done them. I don't know how you plan to prove or otherwise certify any trading results you post here. Remember, though, in addition to your trading results, you've been challenged here to document your educational and professional credentials to proclaim yourself a "Master" at "Mastering your Emotions." Frankly, it doesn't seem to me that you have mastered computers, CyBerTrader, chatroom navigation, trading, or even how to post here on S.I. Maybe I'm missing something. You also haven't explained why you created three threads on the same topic, why you established two S.I. member profiles for yourself, and why you haven't identified yourself in either profile. What's the problem? And why no response on the subject? And, why are all your posts addressed to yourself rather than to other members? Seems like you're just here to promote your own agenda rather than to engage with others in meaningful dialog. You are so obvious! One last thought: Why is it you feel a need to create this thread and post your trading results? No one else posts their trading results. It's considered in poor taste, actually. More like bragging. We're here to share information. You appear to be here to establish yourself as some kind of expert with hopes of promoting your high-priced services. Speaking of which, I noticed you've removed your price schedule from your website. Why is that? Or, is it back today? Well, I have one more last question: I'm confused by your remarks. Do you claim to be an expert trader, or an expert in emotions? If you claim to be an expert trader, then your trading record would be relevant. But if you're an expert in emotions, then we would be more interested in your credentials in that area. Frankly, I'm interested in both your trading record and your educational background and professional credentials. I recall your mentioning several times that you were a volunteer counselor at a women's prison, something like that. I wonder why you had to volunteer, though, and could not get paid for your services. No professional license, maybe? I believe you will claim to be more an expert in emotions (rather than an expert in trading) because just about anyone could claim that and you don't need to have a successful trading history. For instance, you could claim to be an expert in "mastering emotions" for brain surgeons, astronauts, attorneys having a losing spell, real estate agents or stockbrokers having a tough month, and, yes, daytraders. Of course, daytraders! You can claim to be an expert in "emotions" for just about any profession and never have to prove you actually know anything. Better than those get-rich-quick-make-millions in real estate schemes we see all over late-night television. I hope you will have the nerve to address some or all of these concerns. I predict you will not. Prove me wrong, or leave us all alone. By the way, why do you address your posts to your "S.I. Audience?" What makes you think others here constitute your "audience?" Isn't that rather presumptuous and arrogant? Your remarks should be addressed to the particular individual to whom you are responding (remember, a thread is a running dialog). But, then, you don't really respond to anyone, do you? You're just here to promote yourself. We know. Bill

To: Robin Dayne who wrote (15)	5/26/1999 8:31:00 PM
From: JB2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 121

R.Dayne: In the interest of the honesty that you continually keep thanking us for, Please do not insult our intelligence by posting the results of your handpicked stock trades for the next 60 days. There is a portfolio feature here at SI that you can access immediately and make available for public perusal. Just post your picks there. It is far too easy for any of us to keep a record for 60 days and then delete the losers and just show the winning positions, but the ongoing public portfolio circumvents that possibility. Also, why are you focusing on future records exclusively. The requests made of you are for your PAST RESULTS. Why the reluctance to reveal your trading records to date? It would seem to your benefit to clear up all doubts of your trading prowess by proudly showing your trading history to the world, especially given your propensity for the term "mastery".